Big, Even in a City of Excess

As President’s Day weekend draws to a close here in Sin City, I feel like heaving a big, “Whew!” And I didn’t even go to the All-Star Game, celebrate Chinese New Year’s, get married on Valentine’s Day, attend the MAGIC show, spend a three-day weekend on the Strip, or go hear Barack Obama give a speech. I didn’t even take today off, but I still feel as though I’ve run some sort of gauntlet. If the last three days didn’t bring a record number of visitors to my fair city, it sure felt that way. I’ve even heard it described as a “perfect storm” of a weekend.

—Megan Edwards

February 19, 2007 | Filed Under Las Vegas Strip, Vegas in the News | Leave a Comment

Feb 14 2007

Valentine’s Day at the Courthouse

Wedding limo If Las Vegas is the “marriage capital of the world,” then I figure Valentine’s Day is its Fourth of July. Up to now, I’ve only read about all the wedding action that happens every February 14th, but today I checked it out myself. I took a little field trip to the Clark County Courthouse to see what it’s like to get a marriage license on the busiest day of the year.

—Megan Edwards

February 14, 2007 | Filed Under Events in Las Vegas | Leave a Comment

Feb 05 2007

None Dare Call it Super

Big Game Super Bowl has come and gone once again, leaving millions and millions of dollars behind in the city that will never be its host. It’s amazing to me that Las Vegas reaps all the benefits of the most popular football game of the year without contributing a cent to its production. And not only is Sin City exempt from underwriting any Super Bowl costs, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (of “What Happens in Vegas” fame) isn’t allowed to buy even one minute’s worth of advertising during the television broadcast…